Mathematics manual for water and wastewater treatment plant operators : math concepts and calculations /: math concepts and calculations. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Frank R. Spellman.
• Authors: Spellman, Frank R
• Contents: 1. Pumping Calculations. 1.1. Pumping. 1.2. Basic Water Hydraulics Calculations. 1.3. Basic Pumping Calculations. 1.4. Positive Displacement Pumps. 2. Water Source & Storage Calculations. 2.1. Water Sources. 2.2. Water Source Calculations. 2.3. Water Storage. 2.4. Water Storage Calculations. 2.5. Copper Sulfate Dosing. 2.6. Permanganate Dosage. 2.7. The 411 on Iron and Manganese Removal. 3. Coagulation & Flocculation Calculations. 3.1. Coagulation. 3.2. Flocculation. 3.3. Coagulation & Flocculation Calculations. 3.4. Coagulation and Flocculation Practice Problems. 3.5. Chemical Feeders. 3.6. Chemical Feeder Calculations. 4. Sedimentation Calculations. 4.1. Sedimentation. 4.2. Tank Volume Calculations. 4.3. Detention Time (DT). 4.4. Surface Overflow Rate (SOR). 4.5. Mean Flow Velocity. 4.6. Weir Loading Rate (Weir Overflow Rate; WOR). 4.7. Percent Settled Biosolids. 4.8. Determining Lime Dosage (mg/L). 4.9. Determining Lime Dosage (lbs/day). 4.10. Determining Lime Dosage (g/min). 4.11. Sedimentation Practice Problems. 5. Filtration Calculations. 5.1. Water Filtration. 5.2. Flow Rate Through a Filter, gpm. 5.3. Filtration Rate. 5.4. Unit Filter Run Volume (UFRV). 5.5. Backwash Rate. 5.6. Volume of Backwash Water, gal. 5.7. Required Depth of Backwash Water Tank, ft. 5.8. Backwash Pumping Rate, gpm. 5.9. Percent Product Water Used for Backwashing. 5.10. Percent Mud Ball Volume. 5.11. Filter Bed Expansion. 5.12. Filter Loading Rate. 5.13. Filter Medium Size. 5.14. Mixed Media. 5.15. Head Loss for Fixed Bed Flow. 5.16. Head Loss through a Fluidized bed. 5.17. Horizontal Washwater Troughs. 5.18. Filter Efficiency. 5.19. Water Filtration Practice Problems. 6. Water Chlorination Calculations. 6.1. Chlorine Disinfection. 6.2. Determining Chlorine Dosage (Feed Rate). 6.3. Calculating Chlorine Dose, Demand & Residual. 6.4. Breakpoint Chlorination Calculations. 6.5. Calculating Dry Hypochlorite Feed Rate. 6.6. Calculating Hypochlorite Solution Feed Rate. 6.7. Calculating Percent Strength of Solutions. 6.8. Chemical Use Calculations. 6.9. Chlorination Math Practice Problems. 7. Fluoridation. 7.1. Water Fluoridation. 7.2. Fluoride Compounds. 7.3. Optimal Fluoride Levels. 7.4. Fluoridation Process Calculations. 8. Water Softening. 8.1. Water Hardness. 8.2. Alkalinity Determination. 8.3. Determining Bicarbonate, Carbonate & Hydroxide Alkalinity; 8.4. Lime Dosage Calculation for Removal of Carbonate Hardness. 8.5. Calculation for Removal of Noncarbonate Hardness 8.6. Recarbonation Calculation. 8.7. Calculating Feed Rates. 8.8. Ion Exchange Capacity. 8.9. Water Treatment Capacity. 8.10. Treatment Time Calculation (Until Regeneration Required). 8.11. Salt & Brine Required for Regeneration. 9. Water Treatment Practice Calculations.
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (152 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 628.1620151; Water -- Purification -- Mathematics; Water -- Purification -- Problems, exercises, etc; Sewage -- Purification -- Mathematics; Sewage -- Purification -- Problems, exercises, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000879438; 9781000879421
• Related ISBNs: 9781032406879; 9781032406862
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